Elias Saad

Elias Saad
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 26
Youth career
2017–2018 Buxtehuder SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 30 (13)
2021–2022 Eintracht Norderstedt 38 (18)
2023– FC St. Pauli II 4 (3)
2023– FC St. Pauli 37 (9)
International career‡
2019 Germany (Futsal) 5 (1)
2024– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:59, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Elias Saad (born 27 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany to Tunisian parents, he represents the Tunisia national team internationally, having previously been a former international for the Germany national futsal team.

Club career

From Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, in 2017 Saad played under-19 football for Buxtehuder SV.[2] In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers[3] and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team.[4] He also played football for HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in the fifth-tier Oberliga Hamburg, making 29 appearances in which he scored eleven goals and was credited with seven assists.[2] Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman.[2][5] In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.[6]

On 1 December 2022, Saad was announced as signing for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.[7][8] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli as a substitute against Eintracht Braunschweig on 16 April 2023.[9] He scored his first league goal for the club the following week in the derby game against Hamburger SV.[9] The following week he made his first league start for St. Pauli, at home against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 April 2023.[10]

International career

In August 2023 Saad received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team.[11]

He made his debut on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against New Zealand.[12]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Saad is of Tunisian descent.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2019–20 Oberliga Hamburg 24 10 – 24 1
2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg 6 3 – 6 3
Total 30 13 – 30 13
Eintracht Norderstedt 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord North group 21 8 1 0 22 8
2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 17 10 – 17 10
Total 38 18 1 0 39 18
FC St. Pauli II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 4 3 – 4 3
FC St. Pauli 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 7 2 0 0 7 2
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 15 3 3 2 18 5
Total 22 5 3 2 25 7
Career total 94 39 4 2 98 41

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. ^ a b "Elias Saad » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Schneider, Mirko (13 September 2022). "Eintracht Norderstedt: Flügelflitzer Elias Saad will Profi werden" [Eintracht Norderstedt: Winger Elias Saad wants to become a professional]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Personelle Lage bei Sparta Futsal HSC entspannt sich" [Personnel situation at Sparta Futsal HSC relaxes]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hardt, Andreas (9 May 2023). "Futsal und Amateure: Wie Elias Saad zum Durchstarter wurde" [Futsal and amateurs: How Elias Saad became a high-flyer]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ Bode, Hanno (4 January 2023). "Unverhofft kommt oft: Wie Elias Saad Profi beim FC St. Pauli wurde" [The unexpected often happens: How Elias Saad became a professional at FC St. Pauli]. NDR (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ Heiden, Niklas (16 March 2021). "Deal fix: Elias Saad stürmt ab Sommer für Norderstedt" [Deal fixed: Elias Saad to play for Norderstedt in summer]. Amateur Fußball Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Stürmer Elias Saad" [FC St. Pauli signs forward Elias Saad]. FC St. Pauli. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ Mey, Christopher (1 December 2022). "Von Eintracht Norderstedt zum FC St. Pauli: Der Wechsel von Elias Saad" [From Eintracht Norderstedt to FC St. Pauli: The transfer of Elias Saad]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b Wolff, Sebastian (24 April 2023). "Saad ist St. Paulis Derby-Gewinner" [Saad is St Pauli's derby winner]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. ^ Weber, Nils (30 April 2023). "Saads Startelf-Debüt bei St. Pauli: Mächtig Wirbel, viel Applaus" [Saad's starting eleven debut for St. Pauli: A lot of commotion, a lot of applause]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ^ "St. Paulis Saad lebt seinen Traum" [St Pauli's Saad lives his dream]. kicker (in German). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Tunisia v New Zealand game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Football, Interview Elias Saad : " Jouer pour la Tunisie sera une fierté. " – Ettachkila".